American Idol contestant David Cook will have a very special guest in the audience Tuesday and Wednesday night — his brother Adam Cook. Adam, 36, is suffering from brain cancer.

A FOX spokesperson declined to comment, however a source close to the show confirms to PEOPLE that Adam will indeed be at the studio when his brother and the other top six Idol contestants perform songs from Mariah Carey’s catalogue.

Doctors initially told Adam, who lives Indiana, his condition was too delicate for him to fly commercially. But as news spread of Adam’s health and sadness over not being able to see David perform, friends rallied and were able to get him and his wife a chartered medical jet (and medical staff), as well as a hotel room during his trip.

According to a report from the Terre Haute News, Adam’s doctors gave him the go ahead to fly to Los Angeles with his wife, Kendra, to see David perform. The Board of Directors at Clarian Health in Indianapolis are paying for the medic, nurse and Leer jet transportation while a local Terre Haute radio station is paying for the Cooks’ hotel stay.

Kendra Cook told the paper that the week prior to learning about the trip, her husband had been in bed and not feeling well for “several days in a row,” but after learning of the trip, he seemed to be feeling better.

“The excitement of seeing his spirits lifted so high has been wonderful,” she said.

Adam and Kendra plan to attend the Idol shows with a medic and a nurse. –Monica Rizzo

*Ryan mentions that Michael was way taller than him on stage. Hm.
*He apologized to Michael about leading him to believe he might be safe right before he cut him. Ryan says, “Nigel, he concocts all these scenes…the note was ‘refer back to last year, get them thinking they may be staying another week, and then let them know they are gone’.” at Nigel!
*Ryan was surprised and bummed that Michael was leaving, because they’d chat off stage.
*Ryan says that Simon and Randy both liked Michael personally. *They were all really excited to put him through when he auditioned. Ryan promises to play his first single on KISS when it’s released.

Actually, believe it or not, Mariah has quite a few #1 hits under her belt. I think i just read that she surpassed Elvis for the most #1 hits on Billboard. 18 of them, i think! And those are just #1's. She's probably had quite a few that didn't make it all the way to number 1, but are still pretty recognizable. I actually used to like Mariah in her early years. Then she got all skanky and stopped singing. All that wasted talent makes me sad.

Originally posted by ultravioletluvv Actually, believe it or not, Mariah has quite a few #1 hits under her belt. I think i just read that she surpassed Elvis for the most #1 hits on Billboard. 18 of them, i think! And those are just #1's. She's probably had quite a few that didn't make it all the way to number 1, but are still pretty recognizable. I actually used to like Mariah in her early years. .

Originally posted by ultravioletluvv Actually, believe it or not, Mariah has quite a few #1 hits under her belt. I think i just read that she surpassed Elvis for the most #1 hits on Billboard. 18 of them, i think! And those are just #1's. She's probably had quite a few that didn't make it all the way to number 1, but are still pretty recognizable. I actually used to like Mariah in her early years. Then she got all skanky and stopped singing. All that wasted talent makes me sad.

I pretty much agree with this. Seems after "Honey" came out her career went downhill. I blame Diddy